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Estadio Chañaritos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabricio Amato took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rodolfo Laurentzi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Iguarán FC's Gonzalo Cordaro shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a defensive mix-up in Iguarán FC's zone, Leandro Chorche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimeno Monico came out of the goal and Leandro Chorche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rodolfo Laurentzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Checa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, Leandro Chorche was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Akatsuki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iguarán FC the free kick. Leandro Chorche hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Gonzalo Cordaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Gonzalo Cordaro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodolfo Laurentzi was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the game, Carl Ingelborgs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iguarán FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Akatsuki the free kick. After 21 played minutes Akatsuki got a freekick which was hit by Eloy Elizardo. The supporters of Iguarán FC booed when Akatsuki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Elizardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Akatsuki defense, Hugo Checa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodolfo Laurentzi. The Akatsuki fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodolfo Laurentzi should have stopped the shot. In the 26th match minute, Akatsuki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Chorche to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Hugo Checa put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Rodolfo Laurentzi. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Hugo Checa put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Rodolfo Laurentzi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabricio Amato in the 34th minute of play forced Iguarán FC's goalkeeper Jimeno Monico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Akatsuki's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Cordaro came free, but Rodolfo Laurentzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akatsuki's Leandro Chorche got his second yellow card of the match in the 38th minute. The referee ordered Leandro Chorche off the ground. After a rather tough play, Akatsuki's Leandro Chorche got a free kick in the 39th minute. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Hugo Checa sped through Akatsuki's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodolfo Laurentzi. Rodolfo Laurentzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Checa in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gonzalo Cordaro to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Checa in the 52nd minute of play forced Akatsuki's goalkeeper Rodolfo Laurentzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Gonzalo Cordaro lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Rodolfo Laurentzi. With his leg Rodolfo Laurentzi managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Iguarán FC's Gonzalo Cordaro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Eloy Elizardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute Gonzalo Cordaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Laurentzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Akatsuki's zone, Gonzalo Cordaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodolfo Laurentzi came out of the goal and Gonzalo Cordaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bonifacio Hodei hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Gonzalo Cordaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gonzalo Cordaros short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Rodolfo Laurentzi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 78 minutes into the game, Akatsuki's Eloy Elizardo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jimeno Monico made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-8. Akatsuki's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Hugo Checa scored to the left of an out of position Rodolfo Laurentzi, making the score, 1-9. In the 88th minute, Gonzalo Cordaro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rodolfo Laurentzi. The goal made the score 1-10. Angelo Fasciani kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Rodolfo Laurentzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Cordaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 96thth minute of the game Hugo Checa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Akatsuki's Rodolfo Laurentzi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iguarán FC played a much better game than Akatsuki and deserved their victory. The Akatsuki players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.